U.S. House, District 7: who gets your vote?
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Eugene S. Vindman
U.S. House · Virginia District 7
NationalDemocrat
Doug A. Ollivant
Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 7
NationalRepublican
Job fit
Eugene S. Vindman
Offices held
- In the Army, he served as an infantry officer and paratrooper including assignments in the 82D Airborne Division and as a company commander leading troops. Soon after, he transitioned to the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps. As a JAG, Eugene served as an international law advisor in Iraq; as the senior prosecutor in the busiest jurisdiction in the Army; and as a White House National Security Council (NSC) deputy legal advisor. He attained the rank of Colonel before retiring in 2022 after 25 years of service. 1
Other work
- eventually became the NSC’s Senior Ethics Official in the White House. 2
Education
- after graduating from FDR High School Eugene attended SUNY Binghamton and enrolled in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Cornell 2
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Eugene S. Vindman
No stated positions on file yet.
Doug A. Ollivant
- Cost of living & jobs
"I'm committed to easing the tax burden on families and businesses by promoting fiscal responsibility and reducing unnecessary spending... cutting inefficiencies, reviewing outdated programs." 4 - Guns
"The right to keep and bear arms is not a political preference, it is a constitutional guarantee, and I will defend it." 4 - Crime & safety
"Safe communities start with strong support for the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect us... We must invest in better policing, support community partnerships, and hold criminals accountable." 4
No public stance found on: Health care costs
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Who pays them
Eugene S. Vindman
Where the campaign money came from5
Checks
Eugene S. Vindman
Checks run: missed votes
Nothing raised by these checks.
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Doug A. Ollivant
No voting record to check yet
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Sources
- About Congressman Eugene Vindman | Representative Eugene Vindman · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- Meet Eugene - Vindman for Congress · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- Meet Doug – Doug Ollivant for Virginia · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- dougforvirginia.com used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Alaha Ahrar
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Meet Alaha (campaign page JavaScript) · checked 2026-10-19
Doug A. Ollivant
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $251K raised, 85% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $7,250.00 (3% of $251,134.25 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $6,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, tougher sentences and more police. 345
Sources
1 Background: Meet Doug – Doug Ollivant for Virginia · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement
5 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement
Eugene S. Vindman
DemocratShown above$12.1M raised, 39% from large donors, 7% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $818,285.32 (7% of $12,055,313.28 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $786,135.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 3
Sources
1 Background: Meet Eugene - Vindman for Congress · checked 2026-10-19
2 Background: About Congressman Eugene Vindman | Representative Eugene Vindman · checked 2026-10-19
3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
Joshua E. Ertle
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Joshua E. Ertle biography · checked 2026-10-19
Randall A. Terry
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Randall Terry for Congress · checked 2026-10-19
Taner E. Demirci Lopez
LibertarianWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Taner Lopez for Congress - About His Campaign · checked 2026-10-19